The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-02
BOSTON An CLEO CENTER.
BUTTER MEN BEAr TIE 0LEU.
MARGARINE DEALERS.
The State Law Prohibiting Its Sale
Held Valid by the Court
OF Appeals.
ESPECIAL TO rHE ArrrAL.l


New York, August 1.-The butter
men Of Nsw York State have made a
successful fight sgainst the pale of
oleomargarine. The Slste law CT 1885
prohibited the manufacture and sale
of "aDy article or produce in imitation
or semblance OF butter" The Court
Of Appeals has decided that the law
10 valid and in the face OF the national
law which recognizes the commodity
by tfxing it, the New York Dairy
Commis-soaeT has stamped it cut,
THIS while few years ago the saies
of the imitation butter in New York
City and Safe were enormous. The
Industry has practically bsen driven
from the State. The State authority
has been exercised in the IN lst violent
manner 10 the interest of the dairy
men. The interest in New York
State Is most powerful. There could
scarcely be called up more hagrant
instance Of class legislation. While
this has been the result in New York,
sales Of the imitation article have been
increased in the Eastern States, par
ticulsrly at Boston, where the whole
sale price of olso Ia now sb out twelve
cents against former price o. about
seventeen cents The use OF
this new food product has
been furthered In Boston by
the organized action on the yart
Of some public minded people favor
ing the new and cheaper food. In
New York state not q few men who
formerly dealt largely in oleo. are ad.
yocslipg the sale OF the article In lite
natural color at the lowest price that
will give profit and thus force the
fighting. IL 10 urged that in many
csees the color will bs far from white,
on ingto the yellow cnloring matter In
beet suet. Again, that cotton seed
oil which Is properly used In oleo-
making will give something OF a color.
Instead OF this, Il 10 much more likely
that the laws vigor will be relaxed 10
responte TO tue Necessities OF the pto.
Pile for cheap food.
Since the new law taxing olelmar.
gsrine was introduced the exports oil
cleo oil here have been increasing NJ
reduced prices For the first nine
months OF the fiscsl year, 1887, the ex
ports OF the oil were 81 900 600 poundI
at an Rvsr'gs Of l0l cen per ponnd
tots being the low Vt price on record
Th.s oil Is sent 10 Holiald, wi ere II \
used ioT butteTiue making. The On
nual consumption IN England is no
far from 91,0O0,000 pounds. The stu
alton in Eogland il thus set forth b,
the London Grocar.
up 10 the pieeen, moment the evi
dence sdduced az been Ia favor OF al
lowing bu'tsrine Ia be manufacture,
and sold. I,mny be that it's produc
ticn will have the th.ct OF keepln
down the prices Of all kinds Of butter
and that the attempt being made b.
CaEon Bigot aud others 20 revive thi
branch OF industry In Ireland. may Il
q measure be checked thereby. Bu
the greatsst benefit OF the creates
number is etill the essence OF 200
government, and o. long No irsudr
lent Misrepresentation is render,
difficult or impossible, II may be a
pected that Parliament will do moth
log TO limit the Supplies Of an articl
generally recognized a. formin
Wholesome food. Tue English peopl
are declaring that butterine is dtcit
eddy superior 10 inferior butter. Tn
! disposition in Parliament IL 30 legil
, late seeirst the word oleomNgsrin
and In favor OF the name butt-rir'
. The tendency In and ont Of the Unite
. States is In the direction oil acceptin
. the new food product on It's ow
! merits and this must gradually com
! about.